Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-12
THE GAZETTE FORT WORTH, TEXAS MONDAY, DECEMBER H.

1
zETTK, being only an amateur, cannot
J locate "the Kansas City, Springfield end
| Memphis which is Included in the P1st's
li7t) as a Texas railroad. The list Of
rexes and Pacific outside agents is almost
identical with the list Of Missouri
Pacific agents, as will be seen by COM
osFisoD; but we pSss this ss perhsps an
uninteDtioDsl il f4tion of the number OF
outside agents employed by Texas roads.
la giving this list of agents 10 toe public
the Post cites it as an answer TO the ques-
tor, "What is the Traffic Association do
ing TO Induce people to come to TeXas?"
The Post is one Of the eblest edited news
papers in the south, and its astute
editor hiss no superior in making the
worse appear the better part. The Post
asks for fairness and justice to the roads
THE GAZETTE asks the same, end this
paper asks, also, for the truth, the whole
truth, and nothing but the truth, to the
end that Intelligence may guide the action
OF the people ('ncludiDg the rsilroads) in
"a # ,rt to promote the well
much part as any other class. In plac-
ing 9 proper estimate upon the eficiercy
of these outside agencies in behalf OF
Texas, it is necessary to ask loh0ns Gsd
aehat do they Representa- Do these sgen-
cies WORK for Texas straight. or is the
work they do for Tex,s an incident OF
the work they perform for the grest
t'anscontinenssl lines by which they are
employed? These agents represent
their employers, and their zeal
and energy, from q purely
business standpoint, will be
proportioned to the diverse interests OF
their employers. These agents work for
the long haul of their respective rosds.
1t would be most unreasonable to sup
oOse anything else Of the action of these
employees. We presume the Post will
conceGe this, What, then, are the inter
ests Of the roads mentioned by the Post
As maintaining 'soliciting passenger
agents" ct points east and north? Let
the following mileage of such roads
show, and, if THE GAZETTE makes
a0y misstatement of this mile
age in any case, it now announces
that no one Of it's stat has ever served as
4 "rate and division clerk" in any rail-
read c fl &c, and we may be pardoned any
mistakes, especially when we declare in
advance our readiness at ell times to
ulake the proper correction when pointed
out to us:
The COTTON Bella careful calcula-
ton of the relative mileage CT the ST.
Louis, Arkansas and Texss line. in
and out Of Texas, including roads
In operation and under construction,
shows so per cent. OF the line 70 &c in
Texas and 80 per cent outside the state
with the "long haul of this rosd very
decidedly in favor of Texas as against all
other states.
considered as one line, including all
leased and operated lines and lines under
construction, and including the Denver
and Rio Grande Railway which is said to
be already under control ct the Missouri
Pacific, shows about 20 per cent. OF the
line In Trxss and II outside-with
the "Ioag haul" on business In
favor of California, either via
Pueblo or Ell Paso, az sgainst
Texas; and In favor of Mexico, vis Pueblo
or Laredo, as against Texas, but, prob
aoly, in favor OF Texas, as sgainst Kan
sas or Nebraska.
ATCHIsoN, TOPEKA AND SANTA FE-In-
GLIDING Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe
and Arkansas Pass Railways (Which latter
road is now said to be on the eve of going
INTO the Atcbison SYSTEM, shows % per
cent. Of its mileage in Texas and Is per
cent. outside. In this stntema nt
ls included the Atlantic and Pa
c'hc, but not the Kansas South
ern. With these lines, or this system,
the yosg haul is decidedly in favor of
California as against Texas, but in favor
If Texas against Kansas.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC and Houston and
rexss Central Railroad, together shows
So per cent. in Texas and Go per cent.
utside-with the long haul decidedly in
favor OF California IS against Texas.
THE FRISCO shows about L per cent.
In Texas AID SO per cent. outside, with
the haul about the same IS between
rexss and Ksnsas or California.
Submitting the above to the Post, we
sek our esteemed contemporary to what
point on great system of railroads will
an agent Il such system be likely to sell
passenger ticket If his personal forts
can il fuence the purchaser? Will ne sell
the ticket to the point where his employer
earns the most or the least money?
Where, in . word, is the self-interest of
he egent and of the railroad? The
answer to this question will
decide the zeal and energy in
behalf of Texas and n behalf OF other